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  • Mangetout! Mangetout!

    Bit late, but thinking about buying some CAROUBY DE MAUSANNE, has anyone tried them?
    To see a world in a grain of sand
    And a heaven in a wild flower

  • #2
    Okay well I've bought the seeds, so has anyone any tips for growing them? Never grown mangetout before, these are 1.5m tall apparently.
    To see a world in a grain of sand
    And a heaven in a wild flower

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    • #3
      I haven't grown them either but my reason for not growing them is the pea moth. We get maggots in the pea pods so I don't fancy eating mangetout.
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      • #4
        yuk.....but mangetout are pretty thin pods, wouldn't you be able to see the maggots/holes?
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        And a heaven in a wild flower

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        • #5
          The only thing worse than a maggot in you mangetout is half of one
          Last edited by nick the grief; 02-04-2006, 09:21 PM.
          ntg
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          Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
          A large group of professionals built the Titanic
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          • #6
            thank you nick!

            anymore useful tips? :-)
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            And a heaven in a wild flower

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            • #7
              If you hold the pods uo to the light you may be able to see tehm, but they ain't very big. about half the thickness of a match stick
              ntg
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              Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
              A large group of professionals built the Titanic
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              • #8
                oooh, well I guess you'd hardly taste them! ;-)

                how do you know if the pea moth is about (we've never grown peas at this house)?
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                And a heaven in a wild flower

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                • #9
                  Here you go

                  http://www.which.net/gardeningwhich/advice/pests/factsheets/peamoth.pdf#search='pea%20moth'
                  ntg
                  Never be afraid to try something new.
                  Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
                  A large group of professionals built the Titanic
                  ==================================================

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                  • #10
                    Hi smallblueplanet, I grow mangetout but not your variety and I find them really easy to grow and so far have not suffered any bugs with them
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                    • #11
                      The maggots are really tiny and transparent so I don't think you would notice them if you held the mangetout up to the light. I prefer to know what meat I am eating.
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                      • #12
                        Well I had been looking forward to my mangetout
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                        • #13
                          My useful tip would be to grow them and enjoy them Had no probs with ours either!
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                          Location....Normandy France

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                          • #14
                            Pea moth larvae are a valuable source of protein I've heard!

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                            • #15
                              As a veggie I prefer not to eat larvae thanks! :-)
                              To see a world in a grain of sand
                              And a heaven in a wild flower

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